An interesting short read based in an alternate reality, or in the near future, where the deciding factor of parenthood is purely genetic, with happiness and nightmares existing on both sides of the coin. ( )

Graceful Burdens

I Picked Up This Book Because: Working on my KU backlist.

Media Type: Audiobook
Source: KindleUnlimited
Dates Read: 1/18/23 - 1/18/23
Stars: 2
Narrator(s): Samira Wiley

I do not know what to make of this. I picked it up because of the author without much thought to the content and that was a mistake. While this story is well written it is not the kind of thing I enjoy. ( )

Read it in one night. I need a full novel with all these characters and their complex issues in a messed up world that Roxane created. I loved it! ( )

Heartbreakingly alternate world short story.

Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's Handmaid, Graceful Burdens manages to convey the agony of a woman in a state controlled genetic breeding world.

Roxane Gay's prose is clear, compassionate and starkly real. I was quickly invested in my character, following her painful journey.

I can't wait to see what else this author produces, she's a major talent. I highly recommend this story! ( )

What an interesting concept. I think this needs to be an actual novel. ( )